If you're feeling a disturbance in the force, it maybe due to this story that threatens bits of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.

Ever since the Disney purchase of the Star Wars property and the announcement that the Mouse would be continuing the franchise, die-hard fans have been living in fear that the new overlords will wipe away everything in the Expanded Universe to make room for all the lens flare that will be in the JJ Abrams trilogy.

Though this hasn't been officially confirmed by anyone in Disney, what is left of Lucasfilm, a story editor, Leland Chee, has been answering questions via his Twitter. Die hard fans may want to sit down before reading these tweets, because they talk about restructuring the Star Wars Universe.

So what does this mean? Well, the Story Group of Lucasfilm will be responsible for what's in continuity and what is not in all of the Star Wars media (television, video games, books, comics, and of course film), all in an attempt to build one cohesive continuity, replacing the "leveled" canon that existed before.

In some ways, this could be a good thing, as Star Wars canon is so complicated it requires its own Wikipedia article. On the other hand, this will mean the removing of anything that conflicts with or hinders the new films or the Word of George Lucas himself, which won't always result in choices that please fans (see: Han, Shooting First).

The only thing left to do is wait and see what is culled and what remains as we move closer not only to JJ Abrams directedEpisode VII but the spin-off films as well? All this reporter has to say on the matter is, if they take out the Thrawn Trilogy, there's gonna be a riot.

Support our sponsors:

Help spread the word, loyal readers! Share this story on social media:

Comment without an Outhouse Account using Facebook

We get it. You don't feel like signing up for an Outhouse account, even though it's FREE and EASY! That's okay. You can comment with your Facebook account below and we'll take care of adding it to the stream above. But you really should consider getting a full Outhouse account, which will allow you to quote posts, choose an avatar and sig, and comment on our forums too. If that sounds good to you, sign up for an Outhouse account by clicking here.

Note: while you are welcome to speak your mind freely on any topic, we do ask that you keep discussion civil between each other. Nasty personal attacks against other commenters is strongly discouraged. Thanks!

Help spread the word, loyal readers! Share this story on social media:

About the Author - Zechs

Zechs is the lord and master of The Toy Shed, Character Spotlight, and Cartoon Reviews. He's also an aspiring comic book writer trying to get some of his works published on the Outhouse. If there's any greater quality to Zechs, it's that he's an avid fan of comic book characters and would defend them to the bitter end against the companies that use them wrongly. Zechs walks the lonely path in Chicagoland area.